Hooda condoles death of Journalist
Chandigarh: Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda on Thursday expressed grief over the sad demise of Channel Head of Sahara News, NCR region Rajesh Kaushik, 38.
He was seriously injured in a road accident in Ghaziabad last week and succumbed to his injuries. He is survived by his wife and two sons. In a condolence message issued here, Hooda described Kaushik as a seasoned journalist. He prayed that the departed soul might rest in peace and conveyed his heartfelt sympathies to the members of the bereaved family. Ministers in the State Government and other officials also condoled the demise of the journalist.
PGI Oral Health Centre to organise workshop
Chandigarh: The Department of Oral Health Sciences Centre is organising a two day CME on Multidisciplinary approach to management of Dento Maxillofacial Trauma at PGIMER, Chandigarh on March 30 and 31, as part of the Golden Jubilee Celebrations of the Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh. This CME is being organised to enable different specialties to come together and mutually share views, knowledge and perspectives to enable the practitioners to develop a comprehensive understanding of various aspects of handling a Dento-facial injury.
Trial for admission in Sports Hostel at Una
Shimla: The State Youth Services and Sports Department will organise trials of boys for admission in Volleyball and Wrestling competition for 2013-14 session in Sports Hostel, Una. The trial for Volleyball will be conducted on April 2, 2013 at 9:00 am and trial for Wrestling on April 3, 2013 from 9:00 am at Indira Stadium, Una in district Una. A Spokesman of the department said that priority would be given to those players who had outshined in school, State and National levels games.
President to visit Kurukshetra University
Chandigarh: President of India, Pranab Mukherjee would visit Kurukshetra on April 9 to attend the convocation of National Institute of Technology. President will also attend a seminar in Kurukshetra University on the same day. While Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda will visit Kurukshetra on April 2 to attend a national level seminar on Baba Banda Singh Bahadur being organised by the Kurukshetra University.
Centre allocates food grains to Haryana
Chandigarh: Central Government has, under Targeted Public Distribution System (TPDS), allocated 27,616 tonnes of food grains to Haryana for the period from April 2013 to March 2014. A spokesman of the Haryana Food and Supplies Department said that it includes 10,235 tonnes of food grains for consumers under Antyodaya Anna Yojana (AAY) and 17,381 for Below Poverty line (BPl) families. 16,655 tonnes monthly food grains have been allocated for BPl category under Central BPl (CBPl) families and 9731 tonnes monthly food grains for AAY and homeless families from April to June, 2013, he added.
Venus launches first OTC product ‘Ezenus'
Chandigarh: Venus Remedies limited, a research based global pharmaceutical company has announced the launch of its first OTC product 'EZENUS', a stress reliever. Introducing this product, Dr. Manu Chaudhary, Joint Managing Director, Venus Remedies limited said, "EZENUS is a medical nutrition product which is absolutely safe, zero calorie, non-addictive, herbal candy, with clinically proven anti-stress activity. It is world's first anti stress product launched in easy to use candy form even suitable for diabetic patients. It is highly safe in acute stress management such as exam stress in children and in chronic stress like in alcoholic and smoking population, without change in life style by continuous detoxification and strong antioxidant activity."
Dropout rate drops in Haryana Govt schools
Chandigarh: Haryana Government claimed that the dropout rate of Government school is now merely two per cent in Government schools at primary and upper primary due to the implementation of Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act. Education Minister Geeta Bhukkal said that Haryana State Teachers Selection Board has been established for regular and timely recruitment of teachers. As many as 8,403 JBT teachers and 1,910 masters have recently been posted in schools to maintain the student-teacher ratio and recruitment of 9,870 JBT teachers is under process.
DIG felicitates students at SD College
Chandigarh: R S Ghumman, DIG, Chandigarh Police felicitated meritorious students of GGDSD College, Sector 32 on Thursday. He awarded certificates to students who had distinguished themselves in community work, dramatics and other extra-curricular activities. He also gave certificates to student volunteers of Spirit India, working under the aegis of NGO Aavahan.